couvertn.
/kuːˈvɛː/ = cover n.1 7.
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1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 158 I had got hold of the couvert of some more entertaining guest.
1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxxiii. 225 Zadok came up with the three couverts.
1899 N. Newnham-Davis Dinners & Diners i. 6 And the bill..three couverts, 3s.; caviar, 3s.
1949 H. Miller Plexus (1953) II. xii. 190 The dishes were broken and chipped,..and the cutlery was of tin. He laid the ‘couvert’ on the bare table.
1968 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley My Foe Outstretch'd i. 22 He examined the bill narrowly. Couvert 2/6—ridiculous: that was the selective employment tax.
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